INGREDIENTS
1.5 lbs ground turkey
1/2 cup chili powder
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onions diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 29 oz can diced tomatoes
1 29 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 small can tomato sauce
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 can rinsed & drained black beans
kosher salt to taste

DIRECTIONS
In a large pot, heat olive oil on medium, add onions. Cook onions for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly. Add garlic, cook until fragrant - about 1-2 minutes. Add chili powder, cayenne pepper, and 1/2 tbsp kosher salt. Stir for about 2-3 minutes to bloom the spices.

Add stock and ground turkey. Stir until ground turkey is separated (no large chunks). Turn up to med-high heat, bring to boil. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and beans. Stir and bring back to a boil. Turn down to simmer, cover and cook for 30-45 minutes.

Taste and adjust the spices as needed.

INGREDIENTS
6 cups of Vegetable or Chicken Stock
28 oz can of Enchilada Sauce
1 can Black Beans (drained & rinsed)
1 can of Great Northern Beans (drained & rinsed)
3 pounds Boneless Chicken Tenderloins
Pinch of Cayenne (+/- to your taste)
1 Tbsp Dried Green Onions
Salt & Pepper to taste

SLURRY (for a thicker soup)
2 Tbsp Sour Cream
2 Tbsp Milk
2 Tbsp Corn Starch

DIRECTIONS

1. Place all ingredients in a 4-quart soup pot and bring to boil on medium heat, stirring often, about 8-10 minutes. Remove chicken, internal temp should be 165*, shred chicken, set aside.
2. If you want a thicker soup, create the slurry and add slowly to soup, stirring to combine. Bring back to boil, and simmer (at slow boil) for 10 minutes. Add chicken back to soup, stir to combine. Salt to taste.
3. For a thinner soup, add chicken back to soup after step 1. Stir to combine. Salt to taste.
4. Serve soup with crumbled tortilla chips & cheese on top.
   

OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
Tortilla chips, Shredded Cheese, Cilantro, Sour Cream or Plain Greek Yogurt

OK, I have to admit, I was a doubter - at first. I would watch this gal in her videos and read her blog and think...who does this sort of thing? Then I got hooked! I found myself going back to her site to find more and more recipes. Now granted, I don't do all of the food storage that she has, I still use real eggs and real milk. But I am really enjoying her section on wheat. I recently watched the video on how to make pancakes in your blender using Whole Wheat kernels. So since we had just got 100 pounds of straight-from-the-fields Millennium Wheat kernels (which is also known as Hard Red Winter Wheat) for bread baking, I thought - why not try these pancakes. Let's just say...they were the most AWESOME pancakes I have ever had! Sorry Bisquick, you have been replaced! Here is the recipe she has on her site. I did make some changes and will list those below the recipe.

Rockin the Whole Wheat with these Awesome Pancakes!

INGREDIENTS
1 Cup Milk (translation for powdered milk is 3 T. Milk and 1 C. Water)
1 Cup Wheat Kernels, whole & uncooked
2 Eggs (2 T. powdered eggs 1/4 C. Water)
2 tsp Baking Powder
1-1/2 tsp Salt
2 Tbs. Oil
2 Tbs. Honey or Sugar

MY CHANGES
- for the Oil I used 1 Tbs. of whole flax seeds and 1 Tbs. of oil (i added the flax seeds to the whole wheat and blended them together, then added the oil later when I added the rest of the ingredients)
- for the Honey or Sugar - I used Splenda (since I can't have sugar)
- I added 1 tsp. of vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS
Put milk and wheat kernels in blender. Blend on highest speed for 4 or 5 minutes or until batter is smooth. Add eggs, oil, baking powder, salt and honey or sugar to above batter. Blend on low. Pour out batter into pancakes from the actual blender jar (only one thing to wash!) onto a hot greased or Pam prepared griddle or large frying pan.Cook; flipping pancakes when bubbles pop and create holes.
Holy Moly! These are some good pancakes! I didn't even use a topping (i.e. syrup, fruit, etc), just a little butter!